Hair Trends - 2007

Fashions change is an Universal Truth, and will remain even in 2007

This includes those fads and hairstyling trends that many women keep such a close eye on. In recent years we’ve seen the evolution from the long, straight razor cut to a softer, more naturally-waved look then the slow decrease in hair length and the emergence of shorter styles and more layered looks. Trends are mostly influenced by the images we see in fashion magazines, on television and in movies(Celebrities).

The trends changes tend to be cyclical. Hair styles will grow longer, softer, more romantic until they reach a peak, then they’ll swing the other direction to shorter, more geometric, textured styles. Trends will swing from curly to straight and back to curly. Even color trends will shift with the winds of fashion: from subtle highlighting and accent coloring, to bold, chunky color patterns, or a general trend toward blonde shades (or reds).

What to Expect in 2007:

Girls with long curly hair - In the coming months and New Year women will continue their current trend of growing their hair long. Long flowing curls will be the newest accessory, whether naturally grown or other hair extending techniques. The added length and curl will likely result in an emergence in the “big hair” style before the trend swings back the other direction.

Unlike the old 80’s “big hair” styles, the current “big hair” look will refer more to fullness and volume in the curl than in height of the style. The lengths of the hair will be cut into tiered layers to generate more volume by the curl.

The curls will be naturally encouraged, styled into the hair for a temporary look, or will be added through the use of specialized perming techniques. These techniques will involve the use of varying sizes of perming tools and free-form base sections to give more natural-looking results.

Color trends will feature a shift to lighter and warmer hair colors. Particularly in the winter months the focus will be on reds and auburn shades, with those who currently have the darkest colors of hair opting for rich chocolate browns and cinnamon tones. Those who already have blonde hair shades will lean towards brightening their natural blonde or using soft tones to add more depth and dimension to the color.

Top 5 Fashion Must Haves for Autumn/ Winter 2006 - 2007

Women's Top 5 Fashion Style Must Haves for Autumn/Winter Fashion Trends 2006-2007

1. Platform Heels - You can still wear your wedges when the weather allows, but be sure to be seen in platforms this autumn/winter season.
2. Animal Print - Not everyone can get away with wearing animal print as ferociously as Kate Moss so stick to animal print tops, shoes and accessories.
3. Gold Jewellery - Lily Allen and Sienna Miller are rarely seen without a gold necklace, now it's your turn! Don't stack it up though keep it understated, ONE necklace is enough.
4. Tops as dresses - Wear a baggy oversized shirt, t shirt or jumper over your leggings. Not a fan of leggings? Try this jumper dress from Freemans instead.
5. PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride and Rubber is only for the daring.

Don't mix two key styles together unless you know what you're doing. These animal print platforms just don't work and smack of an ill-informed desperation to be fashionable.

Top 10 Fashion Trends Autumn/Winter 2007

MORE LAYERS

This season, you should resist to the opinion that less means better. Many designers let us wear waistcoats, scarves, several tops and even belts at the same time. Using this principle, you can easily refresh your wardrobe by adding more layers to your clothes. Just be careful with this fashion – it is very easy to create an image of sloven.

EMPHASIZE THE WAIST

This season, the waist should dictate your style – designers pay a lot of attention by emphasizing this part of your body. That’s why you should look for belts varying in colour and size. You can wear them almost on everything – simple shirt or even with winter coat.

ADD VOLUME

You will not slip up by choosing voluminous sweaters and coats this season. Not only Cynthia Rowley presented some dresses in “mushrooms” style, but many other designers such as DKNY, Chloe, Missoni and Vivienne Westwood also suggests you voluminous skirts of different length in their collections.

LEGGINGS

Leggings – monochromatic or printed - are the height of fashion this autumn. The most important is an ensemble you are trying to create – you should wear leggings with suitable skirt or big baggy sweaters.

HEAD DRESSING

It looks like everybody is obsessed by face and head decoration this season. Designers suggest a very extraordinary way to impress with hats and face gauzes, but you can use some small but interesting ideas that will make you look very fashionable.

LIKE A LEOPARD

Giles Deacon, Marc Jacobs, Luellos Bartley, Roberto Cavalli, Gwen Stefani L.A.M.B. and even Veronique Branquinho – they all use the pattern of leopard in one or another way this season. It can be colourful, enlarged or real-leopard-looking pattern dressed collar, bag, scarf or the a whole coat.

BACK TO NAP

Inspired by XVIII century, designers create clothes in militaristic - Napoleonic style. The most popular is a jacket stitched or dressed in gold accessories, or a coat with huge brassy buttons.

RIDER SHOES

Comfortable, tough and easy matching rider shoes are the height of day-to-day fashion this season. The shoes can be dressed in various pins or fur accessories or contrary – without any unnecessary details, according to many wishes and tastes.

SLEEVELESS COAT

Sleeveless coats came from XVIII century patricians of Rome. These clothes symbolized a revolt against ordinands, a freedom in human thinking and loyalty to their beliefs. Such a revolt is maintained by Moschino and other designers in various accessories combination.

Prom - Fashion Trends 2007

What’s Hot for Prom 2007

Discover the best ever Prom dresses for Prom 2007 and avoid the fashion disaster of looking like you’re in a 2006 prom dress!

See sexy prom dresses that prom-ise to be a big hit for Prom 2007 along with ball gowns.

On a tight budget? Find a cheap prom dress shopping online for a prom dress on sale. Save tons of money shopping clearance prom gowns without sacrificing style.

2007 Prom Dress: Trend Alerts

Looks for long formal Prom dresses:

Red-carpet glam: celebrity-inspired long formal dresses
Ballgown update: pick-up skirts poufs like little clouds
Gothic prom dresses: not for every teen
Halters: perfect for plus size teens
Hi low hemlines: show off your sexy legs
Short Prom dress: flirty hems at tea or cocktail length:

Modest Prom dress:

Cover up in a dress with sleeves in bright colors and hot ball gown styles

Must-have Prom 2007 colors:

Metallics: go for the gold prom dresses and silver prom dresses
Sweet thing: brown from dark chocolate to light latte
Jewel tones: deep blues, purples + red prom dresses
Big splash: lime, fuchsia, turquoise + orange prom dresses
Always in: black prom dress or white prom dress

Right now detail:

Ruching: soft, small gathers of fabric wrapped under the bodice or waist (pronounced rue-shing)
Hi-low hemlines: show off your great legs
Beading: instant dose of dazzle
Flower Power: embroidered petal designs
Ruffles: anywhere for instant glam

Fabrics:

Satin Charmeuse
Organza
Organdy

Office Party Dress - Fashion Tips 2006/2007

Ladies, you may well wonder what to wear for the office party held in a smart venue, or even how to dress for an after work do at the office building.

RULES

1) KEEP YOUR CLOTHING APPROPRIATE and take the opportunity to review your style in keeping with current fashion trends.

2) Decide how prominent a role are you to play at the event. i.e. will you be a spotlight star accepting an award prize. Will you be making a speech? If the latter, you may need extra confidence when all eyes are on you. For that you will need the perfect dress or other ensemble.

You will also need to ensure any outdated hairstyle is given a revamp. Little else can give a woman more uplift than a great hairstyle and then there is the perfect bra for the dress! Triumph multiway bra below shows a possible bra to wear to solve strap slippage and show.

Other factors in choice of clothing, include time of day, weather conditions, the level of formality and of course, what others wear. To make a sensible choice, study any diktats on the invite or memo. This is one occasion where it is better to be over-dressed than under dressed as over-dressing shows respect, whereas under dressed is inclined to look slapdash and sloppy. If in doubt, the classic Little Black Dress always works.

The Office Party - Tips for Dressing Appropriately

That old saying, 'Clothes make the man', has a lot of truth in it. In this case, the right clothes for an office party can make the woman and that woman will make the best impression. You simply have to succeed in achieving a good look for your office do. Do not dismiss the event with the attitude of being 'just the office party and everyone knows me'.

These days an 'office do' has a wide range of meanings. It is a phrase used in the broadest way here to indicate anything from after work drinks to an expenses paid weekend. You may get a murder mystery break at a good hotel, or paint ball experience in the woods. Inevitably such events will culminate in an evening function with an element of formality where you are expected to show good manners. For that you must have the right attire.

At anytime of the year you may be faced with a special party, prom dance, office function or after work do. If you don't have a good idea of how formal an event the occasion might be, then just ask a reliable superior 'how should we dress for this event?'. If still in doubt, you have to play safe and opt for more a formal dress look, rather than a dressed down chic, or clubbing vamp look. The event is a chance to show that you really can scrub up well and look a million dollars. Treat the occasion as an opportunity to demonstrate that you are worthy of being a higher paid employee, should a job position arise out of the blue. Don't be a fool and miss that chance.

The essentials here are that for an office event you should dress appropriately for the occasion. Office social events and informal moments at company presentations and training events are often used to assess individuals. Employers use the situation to see how an employee interacts with all others - menial to high staff, customers and clients.

Superiors may consider the way you handle yourself and intermingle with fellow guests at such events, including evening parties, important for future assessing your promotion. Such higher positions might require interaction with potential clients, with you as the sole representative of the firm. Don't ever forget manners with serving staff either. The person who is rude to a waiter, bellboy, receptionist or cleaner may well be giving away some unpleasant personality traits that make others cringe with embarrassment.

An office event may seem like an all expenses opportunity to let your hair down for a drunken evening, but it may well tar you with a reputation for being unable to handle alcohol or deport yourself as management might expect of you when in company. Take every opportunity and turn it to your advantage rather than seeing it as a freebie event, that may have the long term result of taking you out of the employee progression ladder.

Skin Tips - Winter Fashion Trends

Changing temperatures mean a change of routine, no matter which part of the world you live in. Knowing a little about how skin functions in the winter, and tweaking a few habits, can make all the difference between a dull winter complexion and glowing radiance.

* Start the day with a hot shower... but before you get out switch to cold water for about fifteen seconds. Then turn up the heat a little, and down again to repeat the process for about two minutes. Why would I want to do that? I hear you cry! This is a simple hydrotherapy technique which revitalizes the skin by stimulating the flow of blood through the body. It is both invigorating and highly beneficial to the skin. So even though you may not really enjoy the process, just think of the all the good it's doing you!

* Use a good moisturizer. Choose a highly protective day cream which contains zinc oxide, and provides SPF30 protection to form a barrier against the elements. Creamier, water-in-oil emulsions are best. And don't forget about your lips. Chapped lips are often the most noticeable problem for a lady in the winter. Use a highly moisturizing lip balm which provides a protective barrier, with vitamin E for good elasticity.

* Exfoliate at least twice a week. This will remove dead cells and allow the skin to absorb extra moisture. The oil which we all complain about in the Summer is no longer being produced because of cooler winter temperatures and central heating. Therefore the skin looses the water which should be retained in the lower dermis of the skin. This can lead to premature aging of the skin and fine lines, whilst your skin can appear puffy and grey. Nice!

* Drink a glass of hot water with lemon. This Chinese herbal remedy is a sure-fire method of energizing your body. It will de-tox your entire system, including the liver and gall bladder. This means that your body will be able to clean the blood faster to get rid of toxins responsible for bad skin.

* Simply sleep! Money can't buy the benefits of a good night's rest. Your oxygen levels will drop if you don't get enough sleep, meaning that your cells will not be renewed as quickly. This is when degenerative skin aging sets in. Try to get seven, if not eight or nine hours of rest a night to achieve absolutely painless benefits. It's ideal!